A big part of modern GPS vehicle tracking systems is historic reporting. Historic reporting is looking back at the reports on what each vehicle has done in the past you can select to view a report on any vehicle with in your fleet for any day you choose.
You may have heard of points of interest from using a satnav or POIs as they are often referred to. For those who have not heard of them a point of interest are certain locations which are mapped out on your satnav or vehicle tracking system. They can be petrol stations, fast food restaurants, service [...]
One of the major elements of a GPS tracking system is a GPS positioning detector which pinpoints a vehicle’s location via signals it receives from a variety of orbiting satellites; it then its this information to the second part of the system, the tracking server. The in-vehicle sub-system is then expanded so that users can [...]
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Some of the most popular features of vehicle tracking systems include driver behaviour monitoring, integrated sat nav, traffic services, 2 way messaging and fuel monitoring. These features are ones that are often asked for by customers, but that many vehicle tracking systems do not have.
The real power in fleet tracking is when it is live. By this I mean you get the location and other information regarding the vehicle live. It use to be the case that fleet tracking systems would only communicate the information when the GPS tracking device was returned to base. Well you can see how [...]
There was a time when vehicle tracking systems did not relay the location back to a central computer in real time. The location of the vehicles being tracked could not be seen until the vehicle returned to base. This had its obvious disadvantages to the vehicle tracking systems we have today.
Mobile worker solutions is the phrase used for PDA applications that work in conjunction with vehicle tracking systems to enable businesses to cut down on paperwork and keep the office up to date on various aspects of the mobile business.
GPS tracking devices are being used to monitor driver behaviour following complaints in connection with illegal working hours, noise and speeding.
The number one tool used by fleet managers today to help them keep up to date as to where their vehicles are at any given time is GPS vehicle tracking technology. There are basically two types of GPS tracking technology that are available to fleet managers,